I often see patients who—after years of unsuccessful treatment—believe that recovery from functional neurological disorder (FND) is impossible. These are the patients that I love to see. Their ...
If you are struggling with neurological symptoms that are hard to explain—stroke-like symptoms, tremors, loss of vision, blackouts, or non-epileptic seizures—there is a good chance your health care ...
A sudden sensation of numbness? The nagging headache that just won't quit? That weird weakness in your leg? They're all ...
Danni Cooper, 21, was diagnosed with functional neurological disorder (FND) after losing the ability to walk or talk Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...
Victor Mark, M.D., Associate Professor for the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and UAB undergraduate students Elizabeth Rodriguez (Neuroscience) ...
Imagine suddenly losing the ability to move a limb, walk or speak. You would probably recognize this as a medical emergency and get to hospital. Now imagine the doctors at the hospital run some tests ...
To help neurologists, mental health clinicians and other clinicians determine the best ways to help people manage functional seizures, the American Academy of Neurology has issued a new ...
Patients with functional seizures had slightly better cognitive performance than those with epilepsy, but worse performance compared with a healthy cohort of patients, according to a systematic review ...
Neurological disorders affect the function of the nervous system. Common pediatric neurological disorders include ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, epilepsy, and cerebral palsy. Neurological disorders ...